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Bensham and Teams Make Art Happen project created a visual and sound artwork made up of multiple components created by a local people that enhanced a community space for local residents to enjoy and feel a sense of pride in.
Environment / Public Art / Gateshead / Community Development / Arts and Health / Artist Development / Volunteering
Bensham and Teams Arts Project delivered a programme of high quality participatory visual arts and music activities for residents of Bensham and Teams in 2016.
Delivering 4 workshops the artists worked with the local community to create sound pieces and art using recycled materials to enhance the local urban environment.
Since the completion of the original junk music project, the Bensham and Teams group continued to create new opportunities for participatory arts for their area. Some of these projects include:
Thank you to this projects funders Live Well Gateshead and Esmee Fairbairn.